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. >> rose: he was at the whitehouse. >> was at the whitehouse and still is. >> rose: the other question that comes that has to do with this book the richness of some of the things you have learned like the conversation between the president of egypt mubarak and the president of the united states. when the president of egypt was under intense pressure to leave. >> that's right. and the debate that took place inside the whitehouse, charlie, was how hard do you push mubarak out. and you had a faction led by hillary clinton and bob gates the defense secretary at the time, you don't want to push president mubarak out until you have a pretty good understanding of what's going to follow. you know, what gates always used to say before he left washington is the question, the three words never heard in washington enough and then what, okay. and he raised that same issue i think when you spoke to him a few weeks ago. in this case, the and then what looked pretty scary to them. there was a younger group within the whitehouse that could imagine themselves in tahrir square with those students. and th
. >> rose: he was at the whitehouse. >> was at the whitehouse and still is. >> rose: the other question that comes that has to do with this book the richness of some of the things you have learned like the conversation between the president of egypt mubarak and the president of the united states. when the president of egypt was under intense pressure to leave. >> that's right. and the debate that took place inside the whitehouse, charlie, was how hard do you push mubarak...
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whitehouse: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. when you say: thank you very much -- mr. whitehouse: thank you very much, mr. president. 2 has become a sort of -- it has become a sort of personal tradition of mine to come to the floor each week to report on the status of our -- the dangers to our earth and to our climate from the relentless carbon pollution that we have to face. and this is a bellwether week. this is our first week back in session in the senate since our break last, and during that time, we have had a first and that is reports from the atmospheric measuring stations that the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere broke 400 parts per million. the "christian science monitor" has reported on this, stating, "monitoring stations across the arctic this spring are measuring more than 400 parts per million of the heat-trapping gas, carbon dioxide, in the atmosphere. the number isn't quite a surprise because it's been rising at an accelerating pace. years ago it
whitehouse: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. when you say: thank you very much -- mr. whitehouse: thank you very much, mr. president. 2 has become a sort of -- it has become a sort of personal tradition of mine to come to the floor each week to report on the status of our -- the dangers to our earth and to our climate from the relentless carbon pollution that we have to face. and this is a bellwether week. this is our first week back in session in the...
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whitehouse: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, the senate adjourn until 10:00 a.m. on tuesday, june 26, that following the prayer and pledge, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour deemed expired, and the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, that the first hour of debate be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees, with the republicans controlling the first half and the majority controlling the final half, and that the senate recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. to allow for the weekly caucus meetings. further that at 2:15 p.m. there be six hours and 15 minutes of debate remaining postcloture on the motion to concur in the house message to accompany s. 3187, the f.d.a. bill, with two hours under the control of senator harkin, four hours under the control of senator burr and 15 minutes under the control of senator paul. the presiding officer: without objec
whitehouse: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, the senate adjourn until 10:00 a.m. on tuesday, june 26, that following the prayer and pledge, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour deemed expired, and the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, that the first hour of debate be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees, with the republicans controlling the...
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but him and his whitehouse aides are the continuity and it really is obama laying down the strategy. >> aaron sorkin, jeff daniels, emily mortimer and james mann when we continue. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: aaron sorkin is perhaps best known for his iconic television drama the west wing, it was 27 seasons and won emease. he won a script for the social network and nominated for another moneyball. he returns to television about challenges of reporting the news, called the news room. here is the trailer for the news room. >> this is news night. i'm beginning this newscast by apologizing to the american people for failure of this program during the time i've been in charge of it. what we failed is in the mystery. we took a dive for the tings. i'm quitting circuits and switching tes. i'm going with the guys who are getting creamed. >> welcome to news 92.0. this is the news show. >> they're very young out there. >> this is what you can be badly at. >> this is george's country. >> you thought the russians inv
but him and his whitehouse aides are the continuity and it really is obama laying down the strategy. >> aaron sorkin, jeff daniels, emily mortimer and james mann when we continue. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: aaron sorkin is perhaps best known for his iconic television drama the west wing, it was 27 seasons and won emease. he won a script for the social network and nominated for another moneyball. he...
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.>> ose: we called the obamians, the struggle inde the whitehouse to definemerican power. indatoas moreacly tailof foreignicy in the fit uple yes s stadminion. than grge bhorce beyond h. in otherords, just about everybody in the admintration changes at the top levels. thers almt no one othern hillary cln unr ama who were before. but m and his whitehous aides e thontinuy and itreally is obama ling down the strategy. >> aon sork, jf daniels, emilmoim andam when we continue.icatio from o studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. rose: aaron sorkinis perhaps be own for his icic telision d the we wi, i was 27 seasons and w emease. won a script forhe social network and nominad for another moneall. he returns to television about challenges of repoing the news,alled t ne room. here is the trailer f the news om. >> this is news night i'm beginning ts newscast by apolizing to the aerican people for failure of th prograduringhe time i've been in char of what wfailede myer we tk a de for the ratings. i'm quittingircuits and i'm going with the guys who are getting creamed. >> wel
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whitehouse: thank you very much, madam president. we are -- one, two, three, four, five, six, including yourself, the senator from new york -- on the floor today on the majority time to discuss the jammed bipartisan senate highway bill. i just heard my wonderful colleague from georgia talk about how we're doing nothing and america is languishing. well, one of the things we're doing nothing on is passing a highway bill, which should not be complicated. but it is jammed up by the house republicans. as a result people in rhode island and elsewhere are suffering and i will be here throughout our majority period, and let me -- i think the distinguished senator from minnesota and new hampshire were here first, so let me yield to them first for a few moments each. ms. klobuchar: i first want to thank the senator from rhode island for his leadership in bringing us all together today. we have to get this transportation bill done. this is a bill that passed the united states senate with 74 votes, so we are here today to say to our colleagues o
whitehouse: thank you very much, madam president. we are -- one, two, three, four, five, six, including yourself, the senator from new york -- on the floor today on the majority time to discuss the jammed bipartisan senate highway bill. i just heard my wonderful colleague from georgia talk about how we're doing nothing and america is languishing. well, one of the things we're doing nothing on is passing a highway bill, which should not be complicated. but it is jammed up by the house...
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whitehouse: thank you, madam president. it is one thing, madam president, to say things and it is another to say things that are true, so let us review some of the things that have been said on the floor of the senate today in the context of this discussion. one of my colleagues said that this rule which will for the first time require our power plants to meet mercury emission standards that other industries have had to meet and have successfully met for years, that that is now coming on, to use his words, too far and too fast, too far and too fast. the clean air act was passed 30 years ago, and specific to this, in the year 2000, e.p.a. began the process that has culminated in this rule, determining that it would be -- quote -- "appropriate and necessary to have a rule on this kind of hazardous air pollution being admitted by -- emitted by power plants. so here we are in 2012 and we're being told that it is too fast that utilities are obliged to comply with a program that was first announced as appropriate and necessary in
whitehouse: thank you, madam president. it is one thing, madam president, to say things and it is another to say things that are true, so let us review some of the things that have been said on the floor of the senate today in the context of this discussion. one of my colleagues said that this rule which will for the first time require our power plants to meet mercury emission standards that other industries have had to meet and have successfully met for years, that that is now coming on, to...
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jay carney will be doing his press briefing today at 12:30 at the whitehouse. i will be there representing all of you when we come back bill burton from priorities u.s.a. supporting president obama with a new ad out. he will tell us all about it right here and ryan griffin from huffington post all in the next hour. >> this is the bill press show. ♪ >> good morning, everybody. good to see you today. it is wednesday june 13th. hello, and welcome. welcome to the full-court press here on current tv where we tackle the big stories of the day and take your calls at 866, 55 press and mitt romney, he is at it again says the federal government has nothing to do with hiring or firing teachers or firefighters but he is only wrong by billions and billions and billions of dollars. once again, well get into that and a lot more on today's full-court press. today's news update. good morning, jacki. >> good morning, jacki. good morning everybody. president obama is having a difficult time convincing independent he has the right plan for the economy moving forward. >> that's a
jay carney will be doing his press briefing today at 12:30 at the whitehouse. i will be there representing all of you when we come back bill burton from priorities u.s.a. supporting president obama with a new ad out. he will tell us all about it right here and ryan griffin from huffington post all in the next hour. >> this is the bill press show. ♪ >> good morning, everybody. good to see you today. it is wednesday june 13th. hello, and welcome. welcome to the full-court press here...
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whitehouse: mr. president might i ask that the pending quorum call be lifted? the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: mr. president last december the environmental protection agency finalized a rule called the mercury air toxics standard for power plants. this rule is important and it was long, long, long overdue. many americans might not realize that before last december there were no federal standards for mercury or the other toxic air pollution pouring out of our nation's power plants. 32 years ago -- 32 years ago -- congress directed e.p.a. to limit toxic air pollution from all big polluting industries. in response, e.p.a. set standards for nearly 100 industries across our nation. however, until december there were no such standards for the utility industry. the biggest source of mercury arsenic and other toxic air pollution in the country. now there are standards in place. estimated to the provide $ $3 to $9 of health and economic benefits for every $1 invested in pollution con
whitehouse: mr. president might i ask that the pending quorum call be lifted? the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: mr. president last december the environmental protection agency finalized a rule called the mercury air toxics standard for power plants. this rule is important and it was long, long, long overdue. many americans might not realize that before last december there were no federal standards for mercury or the other toxic air pollution pouring out of our nation's...
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apparently, there was some discord at the whitehouse, too. axelrod, of course, the political advisor for the president got into a fight with the attorney general eric holder that nearly became physical and yelled at him don't ever ever, accuse me of trying to interfere with the operations of the justice department. all right, let's talk to danny kliman, author of kill or capture. also a reporter for "newsweek" daily beast. daniel, great to have you on the program. all right. first off, let's start with the fight between axleelrod and holder. why did that fight take place in the first place. >> it is always some degree of tension between plan of carely the -- particularly the justice department and the white house. the justice department is supposed to stay out of politics. the white house is supposed to support the president's political situation. in this particular case, wid a white house. this is early in the administration, in may of 2009 that was focused like a laser beam trying to get healthcare past and didn't want to be distracted. mea
apparently, there was some discord at the whitehouse, too. axelrod, of course, the political advisor for the president got into a fight with the attorney general eric holder that nearly became physical and yelled at him don't ever ever, accuse me of trying to interfere with the operations of the justice department. all right, let's talk to danny kliman, author of kill or capture. also a reporter for "newsweek" daily beast. daniel, great to have you on the program. all right. first...
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i'm going to yield to senator whitehouse and then senator lee and senator schumer is coming to take over the gavel. but thank you all for being here. we'll chat more. >> thank you, chairman. i wonder if i could ask any of the witnesses to speak for a moment about the procedure known as voter caging and the history of that kind of activity and the extent to which this would be addressed. . >> you can go. start. >> ms. house? >> so, voter caging is another type of deceptive intimidation tactic that has also been occurring. >> can you describe it dpr the record of this hearing? >> absolutely. it is essentially kind of a term of art that is usually used in marketing.
i'm going to yield to senator whitehouse and then senator lee and senator schumer is coming to take over the gavel. but thank you all for being here. we'll chat more. >> thank you, chairman. i wonder if i could ask any of the witnesses to speak for a moment about the procedure known as voter caging and the history of that kind of activity and the extent to which this would be addressed. . >> you can go. start. >> ms. house? >> so, voter caging is another type of...
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>> i know a lot of people at the whitehouse whitehouse. i don't work there any more. i am going to let them speak for themselves. i will tell you what i think. first of all, i think that probably most people find themselves somewhere in between obama and the media portrayal of occupy. in other words, most people i think, are glad that occupy existed. they think occupy raised all of the right issues but they are not willing to go out and get pepper strayed or sleep in the streets right now and most people, like this president, they are not in love with him. in between obama and occupy is a huge section of americans and those are people, i think, who have the right ideas about the economy. they know that you are going to have to -- that we didn't get into trouble as a country. we dept go bankrupt because we spent too much money on scholarships and helping grandma. we went bankrupt because of two things: bush's wars and bush's tax cuts. if you are concerned about the beaumont, if you are concerned about about, as they claim to be and they want to have a balance budget, n
>> i know a lot of people at the whitehouse whitehouse. i don't work there any more. i am going to let them speak for themselves. i will tell you what i think. first of all, i think that probably most people find themselves somewhere in between obama and the media portrayal of occupy. in other words, most people i think, are glad that occupy existed. they think occupy raised all of the right issues but they are not willing to go out and get pepper strayed or sleep in the streets right now...
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sheldon whitehouse read the same books, so we put this bill together. i couldn't be happier. could i not only not go home and say we did this good thing for the gulf of mexico and everyone came together and helped us in our time of need, but i could also look at our great friends from other parts of the country and say there is a portion in here for the oceans. so that's how the bill came to the floor, and one of my proudest days of my 16 years here in the senate was when this senate voted under the leadership of senator boxer and myself and senator shelby, voted for this bill, the restore act, with 76 votes. i don't think the transportation bill itself just got 76 votes. just to show you how difficult it is to get 76 votes. other than just, you know, immaterial items, it's hard to get 76 votes for apple pie and mother's day greetings. but we got 76 votes, and i was so proud. not only was it the right thing to do, a great help to the region that i help to represent, but also i thought very fair with the inclusion also of the land and water that was not part of restore but an
sheldon whitehouse read the same books, so we put this bill together. i couldn't be happier. could i not only not go home and say we did this good thing for the gulf of mexico and everyone came together and helped us in our time of need, but i could also look at our great friends from other parts of the country and say there is a portion in here for the oceans. so that's how the bill came to the floor, and one of my proudest days of my 16 years here in the senate was when this senate voted...
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isle yield to senator whitehouse and then senator lee and senator schumer is coming over to take over the gavel. thank you all for being we're. we'll chat more. >> thank you, chairman. i wonder if i could ask any of the witnesses to speak for a moment about the procedure known as voter caging. the history of that kind of activity and the extent to which this would be addressed by the measure you're describing. >> you can go. >> ms. house. >> sure. so voter caging is another type of deceptive and intimidation tactic that's also been occurring. >> can you describe it for the record? >> absolutely. it is essentially kind of a term of art that is usually used in marketing but now it's essent l essentially when people -- when organizations are those that attempt to send materials or documentation to verify our residency and if that information is sent back and is not verified by
isle yield to senator whitehouse and then senator lee and senator schumer is coming over to take over the gavel. thank you all for being we're. we'll chat more. >> thank you, chairman. i wonder if i could ask any of the witnesses to speak for a moment about the procedure known as voter caging. the history of that kind of activity and the extent to which this would be addressed by the measure you're describing. >> you can go. >> ms. house. >> sure. so voter caging is...
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. >> the chair will note that no one displaces sheldon whitehouse or his legislation. >> ms. house, i want to ask if you want to respond to mr. park's assertion that federal law in this area is sufficient as it now exists or at least could cover much or most of the conduct that you were concerned about. >> sure. mr. park indicated correctly level b is civil and so it does not criminalize or address deceptive tactics and neither do other federal statutes. in fact, there are other conspiracy laws dealing with intimidation and they have not been utilized in a manner necessary to get to specific issues regarding flyers such as this. >> is there nonutilization due to the law being inadequate or -- >> it's inadequate. it's not been -- it's both inadequate and not been utilized by law enforcement authority in order to prosecute these type of claims. the department of justice indicated as such that this is why they support this type of legislation because it would enable them to be very directed in addressing these types of deceptive tactics and flyers. >> with regard to state law, a
. >> the chair will note that no one displaces sheldon whitehouse or his legislation. >> ms. house, i want to ask if you want to respond to mr. park's assertion that federal law in this area is sufficient as it now exists or at least could cover much or most of the conduct that you were concerned about. >> sure. mr. park indicated correctly level b is civil and so it does not criminalize or address deceptive tactics and neither do other federal statutes. in fact, there are...
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and right now on that subject of critical infrastructure senators jon kyl, sheldon whitehouse, barbara mikulski are trying to work on this compromise effort to bring the two sides together on what's the best way to secure critical infrastructure; power plants, you know, telecommunications networks. so there was a draft circulated of what that compromise looks like. >> guest: right. >> host: at this point still really early, but it did kind of lay out a framework of where they're going, and the u.s. chamber of commerce said they didn't like what they saw. iti, another trade group in the tech industry also voiced some concerns about it. what are your thoughts on that? >> guest: well, that -- we are applauding the effort by those senators to try to find a balanced approach to how you deal with the critical infrastructure in this country and insuring that it's protected against the kind of cyber threats that we know exist. it has to be balanced, you have to make sure that it is not overly regulatory, you have to make sure that there are the right protections there, and you have to insure t
and right now on that subject of critical infrastructure senators jon kyl, sheldon whitehouse, barbara mikulski are trying to work on this compromise effort to bring the two sides together on what's the best way to secure critical infrastructure; power plants, you know, telecommunications networks. so there was a draft circulated of what that compromise looks like. >> guest: right. >> host: at this point still really early, but it did kind of lay out a framework of where they're...
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no briefing at the whitehouse today. jay carney will gaggle as they call it, to reporters on board air force one. the big news, supreme court decision led by john roberts yesterday saying no, mitt romney. yes, american people. the affordable care act is constitutional, and it shall stand. >> this is the bill press show. what's my secret for sunday lunch? my little helpers... and 100% natural french's yellow mustard. it has zero calories for me, and a taste my family loves. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> good morning, everybody. happy friday. it is friday june 29th. welcome to the full-court press here on current tv bringing you all of the latest stories and there is one big story we have been covering from every angle and will continue to do so. a supreme court. a big victory for the american people. a big victory for millions of american families who could not afford health insurance before but now thing. that was yesterday's supreme court decision led by chief justice don roberts -- john roberts upholding the affordable ca
no briefing at the whitehouse today. jay carney will gaggle as they call it, to reporters on board air force one. the big news, supreme court decision led by john roberts yesterday saying no, mitt romney. yes, american people. the affordable care act is constitutional, and it shall stand. >> this is the bill press show. what's my secret for sunday lunch? my little helpers... and 100% natural french's yellow mustard. it has zero calories for me, and a taste my family loves. [ ♪ theme...
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held a little brief news conference, made a statement, took some questions in the briefing room at the whitehouse where he made a statement that mitt romney immediately jumped on. this is what the president said about the economy: >> we created 4.3 million jobs over the last 27 months. over 800,000 just this year along. the private sector is doing fine. that was -- that was immediately leaped on by mitt romney. later in the afternoon the president clarified, when reporters qaim into the oval office president obama clarified his remark: >> it is absolutely clear that the economy is not doing fine. >> that's the reason i had the press conference. >> now, what was the president saying? i will tell you what he was saying. he was telling the truth for one thing. it is true. compared -- what he was saying is, compared to the public sector, the private sector is doing fine. 44.3 million new jobs in the private sector. 27 months straight of new job garote, positive job growth in the private sector. last month, there were only 69,000 new jobs created but those were jobs created in the private sector. at t
held a little brief news conference, made a statement, took some questions in the briefing room at the whitehouse where he made a statement that mitt romney immediately jumped on. this is what the president said about the economy: >> we created 4.3 million jobs over the last 27 months. over 800,000 just this year along. the private sector is doing fine. that was -- that was immediately leaped on by mitt romney. later in the afternoon the president clarified, when reporters qaim into the...
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president obama is giving a little -- getting a little late start at the whitehouse. he won't get to the presidential daily briefing until noon. i hope he gets to sleep in a little bit or work out relax a little bit. then he has a private lunch in the private dining room with the crowned prince for abu dabai, mohammad binzayed. he will attend a campaign event at the jefferson hotel at 16th street in washington, d.c. tonight, welcoming members of congress, republicans and democrats to the white house south lawn. is it should be a beautiful night for the annual congressional picnic. jay carney back in the briefing schedule today will have a briefing today at 12:30. i will be there rep 'senting all of you. joe williams coming up next. >> this is the bill press show. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> hey, good morning, everybody. it's wednesday june 27th. good to see you today. welcome to the full-court press. your new morning show on current tv, the online progressive morning show anywhere on cable t.v. in this entire country. we have a lot to talk about this morning, very exci
president obama is giving a little -- getting a little late start at the whitehouse. he won't get to the presidential daily briefing until noon. i hope he gets to sleep in a little bit or work out relax a little bit. then he has a private lunch in the private dining room with the crowned prince for abu dabai, mohammad binzayed. he will attend a campaign event at the jefferson hotel at 16th street in washington, d.c. tonight, welcoming members of congress, republicans and democrats to the white...
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whitehouse: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: madam president, in light of the -- first of all, may i ask permission that the pending quorum call be lifted? the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: madam president, i wanted to, in light of the supreme court's decision on the affordable care act, come to the floor today to bring just a few rhode island voices into the discussion that is taking place. one is a man in providence, rhode island, named greg who has a 16-year-old son. his son is named will. will has cystic fibrosis. that requires will to spend several hours every day undergoing the treatment that that dreadful disease requires. he sees a specialist four times a year to monitor the disease. he has daily prescriptions and treatments, and will and his father without this bill were looking at two problems. one, denial of coverage because will's cystic fibrosis was a preexisting condition, and two, lifetime caps. for people like will all around the country, this has been a real blessing because l
whitehouse: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: madam president, in light of the -- first of all, may i ask permission that the pending quorum call be lifted? the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: madam president, i wanted to, in light of the supreme court's decision on the affordable care act, come to the floor today to bring just a few rhode island voices into the discussion that is taking place. one is a man in...
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whitehouse: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: madam president, before i embark on my own remarks, let me say how pleased i am to have the chance to follow the senator from illinois. i have had the chance, madam president, to preside in the senate as you are doing now on several occasions and to be present on the senate floor on other occasions when senator durbin has come to the floor to speak about the dream act and his passion for the opportunity that it provides to young people who are here in this country through no fault of their own, who know no other home in the world and who will one day be great americans, people that will be leaders and performers and experts and scientists and really provide great value to our country. i'm delighted that he is doing it again. his persistence matches his passion, and finally with the president's decision the other day, it's beginning to reap some rewards, and i hope more to come in the future, and i congratulate the senator from illinois. my remarks -- and i'd like to ask un
whitehouse: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: madam president, before i embark on my own remarks, let me say how pleased i am to have the chance to follow the senator from illinois. i have had the chance, madam president, to preside in the senate as you are doing now on several occasions and to be present on the senate floor on other occasions when senator durbin has come to the floor to speak about the dream act and his passion for the...
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charlie, that as an american citizen having been born in new york general hospital, i have my eye on the whitehouse, you know. >> rose: no, no. have you thought about it? >> have i thought about -- >> rose: yes. in other words, have you looked at david cameron and said in yourself when you looked in the mirror and said i could be david cameron, i could be that person. >> i think david cameron's doing a fantastic job. >> rose: you're in favor of austerity and everything that he and george os borne are doing. they say george osborne is not so keen about you getting that idea because he wants to succeed cameron. >> people should feel the top job is coveted and it's very important for the democracy that people should feel that. like it's a jammed jaw. >> rose: and compete for it because only because of the competition for it -- >> and will the country be best served. because it's only if you do have a ruthless process of elimination by thousands of people, which is an argument i make in this book. >> rose: i just want one last question. can you tell me whether you intend at any point to make a run for
charlie, that as an american citizen having been born in new york general hospital, i have my eye on the whitehouse, you know. >> rose: no, no. have you thought about it? >> have i thought about -- >> rose: yes. in other words, have you looked at david cameron and said in yourself when you looked in the mirror and said i could be david cameron, i could be that person. >> i think david cameron's doing a fantastic job. >> rose: you're in favor of austerity and...
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whitehouse: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: madam president, let me first thank the distinguished senator from illinois for his determined efforts and my senior colleague in this body, senator jack reed, for his determined efforts to try to get to a resolution that will prevent the student loan interest rates from doubling. i'm here today to speak about another problem in which something very important to ordinary americans is also being jammed up as a result of obstruction and intransigence. and in my case it is the highway bill. we had a march 31 deadline, the house and the senate, to get a highway bill done. the national did its job. we -- the senate did its job. the house did not do its job. they failed to get a highway bill done. let me point out that we've been doing highway bills in congress back since the eisenhower administration, and this is not rocket science. so it is telling that the body at the other end of this building could not get a highway and bridge bill done by the march 31 deadline. so what did
whitehouse: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: madam president, let me first thank the distinguished senator from illinois for his determined efforts and my senior colleague in this body, senator jack reed, for his determined efforts to try to get to a resolution that will prevent the student loan interest rates from doubling. i'm here today to speak about another problem in which something very important to ordinary americans is also being...
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senatorers, sheldon whitehouse and john mccain have joined forces to both take his side in case at the united states supreme court. he's the attorney general for the great state of montana. montana has done something that might offer the country way out of the mess we've gotten ourself into in the past couple of years. almost half of the states in the country had laws restricting corporate spending on state elections. when citizens united removed the corporate ban on federal election spending, the states followed. every state reverted back to the wild, wild west of rich guys and corporates buying the government they preferred. every single state in the union abandoned its own corporate spending regulations after citizens united except for one. except for montana. for 100 years, since 1912, they have had a law that limited how much corporates could spend the it's called the corrupt practices act. back in the early 1900s, montana was a mining baron's playground. they would spent a thousands dollars to win the election official they wanted. they sponsored parades. they distributed free ci
senatorers, sheldon whitehouse and john mccain have joined forces to both take his side in case at the united states supreme court. he's the attorney general for the great state of montana. montana has done something that might offer the country way out of the mess we've gotten ourself into in the past couple of years. almost half of the states in the country had laws restricting corporate spending on state elections. when citizens united removed the corporate ban on federal election spending,...
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there are races where you can't -- senator whitehouse in rhode island won't have a lot of money spent against him because he's strong in a competitive state. but i don't believe being outspent means you lose. i think if you have enough, and we have had huge support on the internet, huge direct mail, and i have 51,000 people that have contributed to me. citizens united has, in one case, 17 people have given $50 million to citizens united. i mean, that's the contrast here. but if you have enough, even if you're outspent two or three or four to one, you can win. i don't know if you can win if you're outspent eight to one, but if you do what you need to do -- that's why we're always build this grassroots effort. and at the same time, as we're running, we're building the effort on citizens united to fight back -- my wife says it sounds like carnival barking, but my website, sherrodbrown.com, we've got 150,000 people, some of them, many of them from this show who have come and signed up in our citizens united petition. other progressive senators are doing the same to build this grassroots e
there are races where you can't -- senator whitehouse in rhode island won't have a lot of money spent against him because he's strong in a competitive state. but i don't believe being outspent means you lose. i think if you have enough, and we have had huge support on the internet, huge direct mail, and i have 51,000 people that have contributed to me. citizens united has, in one case, 17 people have given $50 million to citizens united. i mean, that's the contrast here. but if you have enough,...